tap

VERBNOUN /tæp/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

tap is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 1 + 3 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does tap mean?

VERB · 12 SENSES
2

Strike lightly.

“He tapped me on the shoulder”

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3

Cut a female screw thread with a tap.

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4

Draw from or dip into to get something.

“tap one's memory”

“tap a source of money”

5

Draw (liquor) from a tap.

“tap beer in a bar”

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6

Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it.

“tap a cask of wine”

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7

Pierce in order to draw a liquid from.

“tap a maple tree for its syrup”

“tap a keg of beer”

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8

Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

“The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy”

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9

Walk with a tapping sound.

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10

Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes.

“Glover tapdances better than anybody”

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11

Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.

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12

Make light, repeated taps on a surface.

“he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”

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NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.

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2

A light touch or stroke.

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3

A small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing).

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4

A tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads.

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5

A gentle blow.

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6

The sound made by a gentle blow.

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7

A plug for a bunghole in a cask.

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8

A faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask.

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Anagrams of tap

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